There are a lot of 'traditional' audiophile companies starting to get into streaming systems now - Linn and Naim, Macintosh, and AFAIK Meridian and Arcam won't be long.
For me, the SqueezeCenter system is now so strong that it's unlikely that I will buy something that isn't compatible with it. I've considered a Linn Akurate DS, but dismissed it as the user experience is so poor. However, I'd consider a better-sounding front end. The Modwright Transporter looks interesting, but I wouldn't be able to hear before purchase - too risky. So I think that Slim Devices should be looking at partnering with established hifi manufacturers and getting their products in there. Easy wins: - AVI ADM9 with a receiver in it - Meridian F80, ditto - licensing the Transporter (or SB) system but let the hifi manufacturers do the audio bit Whether these products would sound better than a Transporter is irrelevant - the market is there, and this is a way to get their system everywhere. Make money from the licensing, and then sell extra Receivers/SB3s to these customers for their extra systems. To me, this is the best way for SD to maintain and indeed improve their position, and it would have the additional benefit of creating products for me to upgrade to. Get to it, Sean! :) -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others SB+, EAR V20, Living Voice OBX-R2s plus some other stuff SB3, Charlize, Harbeth HL-P3ES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48945 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
